It's around midnight right now and everyone is sleeping, or atleast I hope they are. I put my dark gray cloak on and sneak out of my room. I look over across the room and see that the fire is on. I can see Van sitting by it. 'Maybe I can sneak by him...' I think as I step softly but quickly to the door.

"Rei?" I hear Van say. I freeze. "Rei? That you?" He repeats I turn towards him.

"Yeah... It's me." I say looking at him.

"You ok?" He asks

"Yeah I'm fine... What bout you? What you doing up so late?" I ask although I know it's not that late.

"I couldn't sleep." Van says walking over towards me. "You going outside?"

"Yeah. I'm ganna go on a walk, that's all." I say.

"Ok. But it's really cold out there. It's suppose to get like...20 below tonight. Plus it's suppose to snow, so yeah." Van warns me.

"Ok I'll keep that in mind." I say walking over to the door. "I'll c ya later, if you're still up. k?"

"Ok. Bye..."Van says

I pull my hood up as I begin to walk. I stare down at the snow.

~~~~~*~~~~~ Raven's POV

"...Heh. She doesn't know what she's getting into. I'm actually glad she came out here. Now that she's out here it'll be easier to get her and it will take everyone a while to figure out she's gone. and by then we can get a few steps ahead of 'em." Raven turns to Shadow. " What'a you think, Shadow? Will she be hard to catch?" Shadow roars. "...Ok lets go."

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I sigh and sit down on a large rock and look out at the scenery. I'm somewhat on a hill and can see a lot of land. I take down my hood to look around. ' ....It is pretty cold...' I think as I Wrap my arms around myself. I lean back and look up at the stars.

"You shouldn't be out here all by yourself." I hear some one say then I feel something cover my mouth. I pass out.

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I awoke to the sound of almost silence besides the sound of moving medal there was complete silence. I open my eyes to find it's still dark. 'Where am I?...' I ask myself silently. I look down at my hands and see that they are tied together and quiet well too. I pulled them apart a little and they got tighter. I'm laying in the cockpit of someone's zoid. But who's? I sit up but I get a shot of pain at my temples. I moan a little. The Zoid pilot turns around, his face is shadowed by his black hair. "Name" I say He doesn't answer. "What's your name?" I ask again. Again he doesn't answer. "What the fuck is your name? Damn it!" I yell getting angry. The pilot was taken aback.

"What's yours?" He asks.

"I asked you first." I say my eyes narrow.

"Raven. What's yours?" He asks

"...Rei." I answer. 'So this is Raven....Heh.' I've been told about Raven before I met Van and the gang and after. Everyone seemed to be so afraid of him. I'm not. I don't see why I should be. Raven turned back around. "So...did you take me thinking that you'll make Van and everyone, especially Van upset and worried and such and come looking for me and such?" I ask Raven doesn't reply. "You ganna answer me?!" I ask raising my voice.

"Shut up!" He yells

"Make me!!" I yell back. Before I even blink Raven is right in front of me, I'm pressed back against the seat and Raven is Very close to me, his face in mine. I'm calm. A small smirk spreads on my face. Here I am being held captive by one of the most feared people on Zi, and I could care less. I look into his deep purple-ish gray-ish eyes. I can feel Raven's breath against my lips. He stares into my eyes, not blinking. "You ganna make me shut up, or you just ganna stare at me all night?" I whisper. I notice Raven's eyes looking over my face and lingering at my lips. My smirk grows bigger. Raven stands up and looks down at me with disgust. I sit up. He goes back to his seat as pilot. I sigh and sit back. 'Silence. I'm good with silence...but.. what just happened?...' I asked myself silently. I'm tired, and I figure if Raven wanted to do anything than he'd do it if I was awoke or not. I reach into my pocket and get out my knife, then I cut the ropes at my wrist and put the knife back. I lay down on my side.

~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~ Raven's POV

' what just happened?' Raven asks himself silently. 'She challenged me.. and I froze...I...I looked into her eyes....What the hell! What happened?! ugh. I can't let anything like that happen again. Heh. I'll end up killing her anyway.' Raven turns and looks back and Rei whom is asleep and using her hands as a pillow. Raven turns back around '..Looks like she's ganna be more than I thought. Maybe I should have just taken that Fiona girl...Oh well.. I got to get my mind off of this....'

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I sit staring out the window of the cockpit. I haven't tried to start a conversation. I don't feel to. Inside I have been and am thinking of how I could escape. And even if I was able to et away from Raven would I be able to make it. Would I be able to make it back where everyone else is? Would I even be able to survive through the cold? I sighed deeply. I noticed Raven glance at me. I turned to him. "Food." I say simply

"What?" He asks

"Food..." I repeat

"What about it?" Raven asks

I glare at him. "In order to live you need to eat and drink. You haven't done either. And I'm hungry. It wouldn't hurt your busy schedule to stop some where to get something to eat. You don't have to cook either! I'll make your life easier, I'll cook!" I say somewhat raising my voice. Raven turns to look at me.

"fine." He says ~~~~~*~~~~~ We are in a cave out of the weather. Raven is sitting against a rock staring intensely at his knife. I sat at the fire incontinently stirring the soup staring into the fire. I could leave tonight when Raven is asleep...If he even falls asleep. But even if I did...I'm not sure I would be able to stand the cold and the storm. But then again what other choice do I have? I look up and see Raven staring at me. "It's done." I say and get a bowl to serve Raven and my soup in. I put soup in Raven's bowl and give it to him. I eat a little bit of the soup.

"I thought you said you were hungry." Raven said looking up and me, his hair covering his face.

"....I am..." I say

"What's your problem?" Raven asks

I glare at him but for some reason the glare is only half a glare. 'If I want to leave tonight I'm ganna need to eat...' I tell myself. "Nothing. I'm eating." I drink the rest of my soup.

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"Where are you going?" Raven asks me I turn and face him.

"On a walk." I tell him. It's around 11 or 12 at night.

"Yeah right. I'm coming." He says

"If you wanted to go, all you had to do was ask." I tease Raven. Raven grunts and walks over to me.

"well come one, your the one who wanted to go on a walk, lets go!" He says

"...k..." I say and walk outside. I look up at the sky. Raven walks, staring at the ground. There was a noise to our left and Raven turned towards it. He turned back to where I was but I was gone. Raven looked in front of him then saw me. I was standing on a large rock a little in the distance. He quickly ought up to me.

"What are you doing?" He asks

"Nothing..." I looked up into the sky. "It's ganna snow a lot tonight..." I said, mostly to myself.

"yeah."

"........ok....lets go back." I say to Raven and jump off the rock.

"...ok" Raven follows me back to the cave. 'nope....no way I can get away from him....atleast not now anyway...' Raven walked over to his spot again and leaned back against the large rock. '....If I can't get away...I mid as well go to sleep...' I think. I walk over by the fire and sit down. Raven throws me a blanket.

"....thanks..." I say

"mmhmm" Raven gets comfortable to where he is laying down but can keep an eye on me. I lay down on my side, wrap the blanket around me and close my eyes and try to go to sleep.

~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Raven's POV

' If she's smart she wont try to get away...She's very confusing... At first I assume she would be very easy to get, then she yells a lot and she's all yeah. now she's just.....I don't know. women are confusing....Wait. why am I even....ugh!...She better be asleep...If she tries anything I swear I'll....' Raven slowly fell asleep...

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Raven wakes up and looks where I slept. He about jumps up when he sees I'm not there. Then he looks around and sees me at the fire.

"I'm sorry, did I wake you?" I say in a fake innocents. Raven grunts and sits up. 'Something tells me it's going to be along day...' I say to myself. I give Raven some breakfast then take mine.

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Yeah ok well...yeah this one is...sorta long.. but yeah so what. lalala...I dunno...did this sukk or not? scale from 1-10, one being less sukky and 10 the most...ok yeah um.. I'd give ya a hint what im ganna have in the next chapter but...im not sure cuz i make it as i go so yeah...ok im done. c ya.

Rei- yeah, bye

Raven- Be gone already!

Rei- looks at raven

Raven- what?

Rei- shakks head Nothing, raven...just nothing....

Raven-............walks away

ok im done. buh bye